Shaking and stirring while always recommending The Black Labrador for quality liquid refreshment.

The Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Blvd.

Sip. Ogle. Avoid arrest.

Eleven weeks into the passion play from those crazy college kids and here’s what we know about the still ever so small Big 12 …

Mack’s six-game resurrection ride more resilience and attitude than execution which remains more 8-win like.

OU’s offense in general and quarterbacking in particular is a shipwreck.

Kliff’s Crew demoted to the JV dregs. Less than a month ago 7-0 with top-10 national rank. Now closer to 110.

Kansas St. bumped up to Varsity (with BU, UT, OSU and OU). Bill Snyder continues to prove one of the top dozen head honchos of the last 45 years. And the absolutely only without a national title. Or so much as national title sort of showdown.

He can thank Art Briles and Brandon Stewart for that.

OSU at UT this week, Baylor at OSU in two weeks will decide who wears the Fiesta sombrero and if UT at Baylor is worth more than the show.

And this about that Baylor bullet train to the Big 12 title …

8-0 for the first time ever.

Baylor’s beat-down on OU leaves them 8-0 for the first time ever.

Worst offense of the season ends with 41 points on OU to bust Boomer Sooner from title race. Reread that last sentence and remember it’s “Baylor.”

Best defensive in ages will still determine the depth of the season.

Best of times, worst of times, George’s remains the best

And this about the fightin’ Texas Aggies …

Almighty Manziel has had more impact on the program than any else in A&M history. Obviously. And it’s not even close.

Can’t measure the impact Manziel has delivered for the Aggies.

Just short of 500 yards and five TDs on SEC’s 4th-rated defense.

He piles 50 points (give or take) or they lose. To anyone. Including Mississippi St. At In the two losses John Football piles 40-plus points against two teams now combined 18-1.

The ultimate risk/reward rascal. And who wouldn’t seize the risk.

His Heisman encore season is bigger badder better than his Heisman season. Which logically makes him the frontrunner to do what only Archie Griffin has done. Repeat.

But monster media machine not having it. And decided so before the first kick.

Brando droning on CBS that “while (Manziel) has a lot to learn about life …” is what defines the mindless moralistic machine group-think and no cog is breaking rank.

30 TD passes matches Jerrod Johnson’s career record. In 24 games.

18th program with 700 wins. None nearly as much fun without Manziel.

Is Sumlin coaching the Aggies next season? Or USC? Or the Texans? Or the Cowboys? Life is all about choices.

And then there’s this …

UH four shots from the 10 to rally and set-up a win and BCS-in staredown at the ‘Ville. Take that at Central Florida every single time. O’Korn just came up empty.

The Cougars allowing 19 points to that kind of team in that kind of setting with those kinds of stakes perhaps the biggest gauge of how far Levine’s program has surged in the turnaround season.

Minnesota has eight wins for the 4th time since 1967. And a four-game Big 10 win streak for the first time since 1973. Public service announcement on behalf of the Texas Bowl.

Derek Carr is so much more than David’s little younger brother.

Derek Carr still so much more than David’s little younger brother. Still steering that last BCS buster (as we know it) for Fresno St. Still undefeated with seven game of 500 games and four games of 600 yards.

And Carr with 29 straight games with at least a TD toss and 32 for the record-racking senior season with only four INT … and blah blah blah blah blah blah.

And ranking Fresno in the national top-15 to position them for Fiesta Bowl bid is dumb and undeserved. But it’s happening.

BIG 12

1. Baylor (8-0, 5-0): Won’t miss Reese against Tech. Different story at Oakie St. where Bears haven’t won in Big 12.